Opulent Items presents the most unique and unusual gifts in the industry. Fire tables, labyrinth aquariums and glowing frisbees are just a few interesting examples of the unique, creative and original gifts we offer. Whether seeking luxury or novelty...

The sketchbook is an artist's BFF. It's a place where artists can most comfortably explore their personal thoughts, practice, maintain a visual history, and keep unpolished sketches that will eventually lead to amazing work. When we're lucky, we get ...

I cleaned out my fridge. Don't ask details or you might lose all respect for me. Husby's so called "Stop! No! Don't throw it away! I'll eat it later!" leftovers about made me ask Bubba for CPR. Ew. Amidst the horror, I spotted some unused mint, a fe...

You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your b...

In the 1920s and 1930s, Japan embraced new forms of graphic design as waves of social change swept across the nation. This collection of 50 posters, magazine covers and advertisements offer a glimpse at some of the prevailing tendencies in a society ...

Shibori is a Japanese term for methods of dyeing cloth by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, and compressing. In Japan, the earliest known example of cloth dyed with the shibori technique dates back to the 8th century where indigo was the main d...

Using a process that could be the new definition of , Korean sculptor creates giant ephemeral portraits by cutting layer after layer of wire mesh. Each work begins with a photograph which is superimposed over layers of wire with a projector, then us...

Tweet TweetWith an art career spanning more than three decades, Judith Ann Braun has tested the limits of her artistic musculature. She began as a self-described "realistic figure painter," and worked through the struggles common to anyone who endeav...